I’ve raked in N137,000 selling army uniform, says fake soldier in the net
A 26-year- old fake soldier, Sulaimon Tajudeen, has been arrested by the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Peace Corps (NPC). The fake soldier who claimed to be a serving officer at the Ibadan Ojoo...
View ArticlePoly student allegedly slices neighbour with razor blade
A student of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Bimbola Coker, has been arrested after she allegedly inflicted injuries on one of her neighbours, Mrs. Mercy Nwankwo, with razor blade. The incident happened...
View ArticleRobber arrested wearing victim’s trouser
A 29-year-old armed robbery suspect, Femi Majekodunmi, who was caught in the trousers of the victim a few days after robbing him, has expressed surprise that someone else would identify the pair of...
View ArticleEnugu bricklayer arrested for stealing generator
Men of Enugu Police Command have arrested a bricklayer, Charles Okpata, for stealing a generator. The suspect, who expressed regret for his action said he would not have ventured into stealing if he...
View ArticleI invoke the Holy Spirit to ward off men’s advances -Two-time beauty queen...
As a single lady and youth corps member, Mrs Ebele Ememchukwu won the Miss NYSC beauty pageant. As a married woman years after, shw contested and won United Nations Miss Tourism held in Kingston,...
View ArticleI didn’t know I was wanted, says robbery suspect
A 25-year-old armed robbery suspect, Alidu Shola, has expressed surprise that the police arrested him for stealing a tricycle without being caught in the act. In his confession, Shola said: “I am a...
View ArticleEssential Serena Williams… life beyond tennis
Seven Wimbledon single titles and 22 grand slams partly qualify the Serena Williams phenomenon. The other part, and of matching interest, is the 34-year-old’s off-court activity. Serena regularly...
View ArticleHavens of hoodlums
A mild drama played out in Festac Town area of Lagos State last week when a suspected Boko Haram member was smoked out of an abandoned 40-foot container in the premises of a church where he locked...
View ArticleAyade wins Tourism Man of the Year Award
Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, has won the Balafon Tourism Man of the Year Award for Nigeria and West Africa. It was a four-man race, involving him, the Minister of Tourism for...
View ArticleGo easy on fast food
Dear Harriet, I am a mother of four lovely children. I want my children to start eating healthy now that they are young by teaching them how to have a balance diet, so that they grow into a healthy...
View ArticleCourt frees man after spending 11 years on death row
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has discharged and acquitted one Ganiyu Wahab, after spending 11 years on death row. Wahab was arrested for murder and subsequently convicted and sentenced to death...
View ArticleATPN advises Ambode on Tarzan Jetties
The Association of Tourism Practitioners of Nigeria (ATPN) has called on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State to reconsider his decision to seal off the Ikoyi Jetty of Gani Tarzan Boats and...
View ArticleMan, 56, two others remanded for ‘cocaine trafficking’
Justice Babs Kuewumi of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday remanded Ezeanya Emeka Paul, 56, and two other persons in prison for alleged cocaine trafficking. The two others are Obi Chukwukwnene...
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Couple remanded for impersonating Tinubu
An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday remanded a couple in prison custody for allegedly impersonating former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to commit fraud. Abioye Junaid,...
View ArticleHow to deal with emotional issues
Hello Harriet, My girlfriend and I have been dating for some years now. I truly love her. My parents took to her from the start. Her parents also accepted me. At the beginning, it was all love between...
View ArticleThis child has no blame’
THE boy whose life is beginning wheezed in his sleep. He babbled in a language no school could teach. His mother, Adijatu, leaned over, her lips pursed as if to bestow a kiss. She would not kiss him....
View ArticleWages of fame
THE Okoye twins, Paul and Peter, popularly known as P-Square in the entertainment industry, took the Nigerian music scene by storm in 2003 when they released their debut single, entitled Senorita on...
View ArticleThe Missing Government Papers (2)
‘But, do I want to teach again?’ She was now talking to herself. I carried on with my tasks while giving her only one ear. ‘At this point, it isn’t a matter of wanting to but having to. God knows, soul...
View ArticleEFCC arraigns two for using forged ND certificates
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned two persons, Mr Animashaun Sadiq Abimbola and Miss Adeniji Olamide Modupeoluwa, for allegedly forging National Diploma Certificate...
View ArticlePolice arraign six for burglary in Ogun
The police in Ogun on Wednesday arraigned six men in an Ota Chief Magistrates’ Court for burglary. The accused were Bashiru Moshood,25; Task Abiala,25; Nureni Ismail,20; Femi Prune,27; Gbenga...
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